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- /-t̬ɪŋ/
- /ɪkˈskruː.ʃi.eɪ.tɪŋ/
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- /-t̬ɪŋ/
Definitions of excruciating word
- noun excruciating Intensely painful. 1
- adjective excruciating pain: intense 1
- adjective excruciating extremely embarrassing 1
- adjective excruciating If you describe something as excruciating, you are emphasizing that it is extremely painful, either physically or emotionally. 0
- adjective excruciating If you describe something as excruciating, you mean that it is very unpleasant to experience, for example because it is very boring or embarrassing. 0
- adjective excruciating unbearably painful; agonizing 0
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Parts of speech for Excruciating
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excruciating popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for excruciating
adjective excruciating
- agonising — to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- agonizing — Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain.
- unbearable — not bearable; unendurable; intolerable.
- severe — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- painful — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
Antonyms for excruciating
adjective excruciating
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- facile — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
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